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United States Wins Espirito Santo Trophy on Lowest Non‑Counting Score Tiebreak

The event uses a lowest non‑counting score tiebreak that favored Megha Ganne’s third‑round 72.

Overview

  • The United States, South Korea and Spain finished tied at 18 under after four rounds at Tanah Merah Country Club in Singapore.
  • Catherine Park holed an eight‑foot birdie at the 18th to trigger the tiebreak after matching Spain’s Carolina Lopez‑Chacarra with a non‑counting 71 in the final round.
  • With final‑round third cards equal, the rule moved to the previous round, where Megha Ganne’s even‑par 72 was the lowest non‑counting score and decided the title.
  • The win is Team USA’s 15th Espirito Santo Trophy and first since 2018, delivered by Ganne, Park and Farah O’Keefe under captain Kendra Graham.
  • China’s Xu Ying claimed the individual title, host Singapore recorded a best‑ever tied‑15th, and the men’s Eisenhower Trophy starts at the same venue this week.